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H, YAMASAKI. FOLDING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-12, 1914.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12. 191,4.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1M5.

Application filed November 12, 1914.. Serial No. 871,705.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, HOMA YAMASAKI, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, and a resident of Essex, county of Flathead, State of Montana, have inventeda new and Improved Folding Cabinet, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention is adapted to be embodied in cabinets for various purposes, such as, for instance, for folding miscellaneous toilet articles in a bathroom or bedroom, or a cabinet for liquors, cigars, or the like.

The prime objects of my invention are to produce a cabinet arranged to. be collapsed into small compass when not required for use, or to facilitate the storing, shipping or carrying of the cabinet; to provide a cabinet of the indicated character which may be quickly and conveniently set up forms or readily folded into collapsed form; and to provide a folding cabinet of light but strong construction.

The invention will be explained in the specific description following.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which similar characters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the cabinet illustrating one embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on a larger scale a portion of the supporting frame being broken away, the view showing the cabinet set up for use; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 8, but showing the cabinet in callapsed form; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation given to show the manner of connecting a brace member employed on the supporting frame.

In constructing a practical embodiment of my lnventlon in accordance wlth the illustrated example, a supporting frame 10 is employed consisting of side members or legs and a top cross member joining thelegs. The supporting frame is angular in cross section. Between the side members of the frame, and a suitable distance belowthe topa table 12 is pivotally supported there being shown for the purpose a cross bar 11 which also serves to strengthen the frame. I have shown the side members as continued down- 12 may be closed by a door 13 here conventionally shown as a swinging door sustained by hinges 13 on the front flange 10 of the angular frame 10.

At the back of the supporting frame a collapsible hood is provided which consists of a series of bows 14 which are separately pivoted on the supporting frame preferably on the transverse bar-11. As best seen in Figs. 2 and 3, the bows are successively of smaller size from the frame 10 rearwardly so that the bows may swing one within the other and be housed within the angular frame 10 to lie within or substantially within'the plane of the said frame when the hood is collapsed. The side members of the boWs 14 are flat, as best seen in Fig. 5, so as to lie close against one another, and it is to be observed from this figure that the said side arms are pivoted onthe bar 11 between the side of the tables 12 and the frame 10. On the top or transverse member of each bow 14 I produce front andback flanges 14, 14 extending reversely, the upper flange 14 extending outwardly and the lower flange 14 extending downwardly and inwardly. The arrangement is such that the flanges on the respective bows engage one another when the hood is dis tended whereby one bow supports the other. The uppermost bow engages by its flange 14 with a rearwardly and downwardly disposed flange 10 on. the top member of the angular frame 10, and the lowermost bow is engaged by its lower flange 14 with a rearward flange 12 on a vertical back or flange 12 on the table 12, there being also longitudinal side members 12 on the said table so that the latter constitutes a tray.

The table 12, it is to be observed, ispiv oted between its ends approximately at its transverse center on the cross bar 11, so that it extends forwardly beyond the frame 10 when the table is in a horizontal position. By the above described construction it will be seen that the table may be moved in a vertical plane on' its pivot and the hood collapsed so that the whole will lie Within the plane of the supporting frame and be the vertical position housed within the latter, in Fig. 4. In this form the structure will occupy but little space and may be stowed away or conveniently carried; also, the structure may be readily set up for use when required. I

The supporting legs 10 of the structure are provided with braces 15 which are, connected to the legs by a slot and pin connection, there being a longitudinal slot 16 in each brace 15 engaging a pin 17 at the inside of each leg. When swungoutwardly to the position shown in Fig. 1, each'leg 15 is held against movement by a hook 18 which is pivoted at one end to the adjacent leg 10 and engages a transverse hole 15 in the brace. When the braces and the latter are swung on pivots 17 to the vertical position within the legs 10, and in order that the braces remain in the slots 16 permit the braces to dropdownwardly so that they cannot accidentally swing outwardly on their pivots 17.

Preferably the table 12 as well as the bows 14: are formed of sheet steel whereby to occupy the minimum space and to give the requisite strength.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

I 1. A collapsible cabinet comprising a supporting frame presenting side members an a top member, a table pivoted between the side members on the frame to swing in a vertical plane below the top thereof, and a collapsible hood consisting of a series of bows separately pivoted to the frame between the side members of the latter and the table, the bows being of successively smaller size from the frame rearwardly and having thereon co-acting members so that one bow engages and supports another when the hood is distended, the supporting frame and the adjacent bow having co-acting engaging members to arrest the outward movement 0 the said bow and the table and the adjacent bow having co-acting members to engage each other and to limit the downward movement of the table, the said table and bows being movable into the planelof the sup as clearly shown the cabinet is to be collapsed the hooks 18 are disengaged from porting frame and the latter constituting a housing for the table and collapsed bows.

2. A collapsible cabinet comprising a supporting frame presenting side members, a table pivotally supported on the frame between the said side members to fold upwardly, and a collapsible hood above the table, the hood and table being foldable into the plane of the frame, the said table being engageable with the back of the hood to lower the same, and the front of the hood being engageable with the frame to limit the movement of the said front in folding and unfolding. V

3. A collapsible cabinet comprising 'a frame presenting side members and a top member, a foldable table below the top member, and a hoodconsisting of a series of pivoted bows above the table, said bows and table being foldable into the plane of the frame and the latter constituting a housing therefor.- f a V 4. A collapsible cabinetcomprising an upright frame, a table pivotally supported in the frame, and a hood consisting "of separate bows of successively smaller size from the frame to be received one within another, said bows having their side members pivotally supported betweenthe .table and the frame and having transverse members joining the side members, bers having oppositely disposed flanges on the edges thereof, he flanges of the adjacent bows co-acting to support one bow on another and to limit acting means on the frame and the adjacent bow to sustain the latter. 3 I

5. A collapsible cabinet comprising a frame presenting upright side members, and a transverse top member, a door on the front of the frame, tween the side members below the door, and a collapsible hood supported on the frame at the back, above the table.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HOMA YAMASAKL Witnessesz' i K. NAKAsoNE, M. SAKAMOTO.

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